There Is No Time In London, Swan

Chapter 11

Emma's POV

~~1 week time skip~~

Killian's doctor said he might not be able to go to London but I refuse to let that happen, I know this trip meant a lot to him and I don't want him to miss it.

I get home from school and I grab a snack. I sit on the couch then the doorbell rings, I answer it and see Killian sitting in his wheelchair on my front steps.
"Hey what's up?" I ask
"Hey, nothing I just wanted to say hi."
I help him over to the couch and I say
"I want to show you something." I grab his hand and say "ok so I will squeeze your hand twice and say 'guess what' then you squeeze my hand once and say 'what' one squeeze per word. Then after that I squeeze your hand three times and say 'I love you' then you squeeze my hand two times and ask 'how much' and then I squeeze as hard as I can got it?"
"Sounds fun." He says with a smile. We practice a couple times then he goes home and I do some homework and have dinner.

I finish eating dinner then I go upstairs suddenly I feel a buzz in my back pocket, I pull it out and check it. I have 2 new messages and 4 missed calls from Killian.

Can you come over? I really need you. ~ Killian

I begin to get worried then I open the next one:

Ok, I tried calling you but you didn't answer. I really need you now, something happened, come quick. ~ Killian

Ok I am officially doing whatever we call the next level after panicking. I run down the stairs and grab my keys. I hop in my car and rush to his house. When I get there he sitting there on the curb in front of his house that by the way is on fire. He is coughing a ton and is covered in smoke and dirt. I hurry over to him and ask "What happened? Are you ok?" Then I give him a big hug. He starts groaning so I let go and look down. There is a burn that is all the way through his pants and several layers of skin. "Oh my gosh. I am calling 911." I say crying and pulling out my phone. He then he looks at me and says "No, I already did they are on their way."
"Ok what happened? Are you hurt? Other than the burn."
"I will tell you about it later, and no, other than the burn I am not hurt, but I can't stand up." He says. I don't know how he is so calm like other than a couple grunts here and there he acts like he is fine. But he obviously isn't.

Then the police arrive. They come right over to us and a tall dark haired police man asks "What happened? Is anyone else inside?"
I just say "I-I don't know, I just got here." That's when the firetrucks and ambulance show up. They ask me a couple more questions while they put Killian on the stretcher and load him onto the ambulance. They are about to ask me another question when I run onto the ambulance before they close the doors. I sit by the end of the stretcher where his head is. All I can think in all of this is Why him, why does it keep having to be him? He is so sweet, why do bad things always happen to good people.
"Emma?" Asks Killian under the breath mask that is over his mouth.
"Yes baby, I'm here, I am right next to you." I say brushing my fingers through his hair.
"Will you- will you hold my hand?"
I grab his hand that is hanging of the stretcher. He squeezes my hand twice and I squeezes back once. When we get to the 'how much' I squeeze two times then he squeezes so hard my hand starts to hurt, it feels like he was trying to stay strong and that's his way of telling me I love you in case it's the last time he says it. I kiss his forehead then I ask the paramedic "Is he going to be ok?"
"We can only hope, a lot of smoke got in his lungs and the broken ribs don't help. We will see what we can do."

Then we arrive at the hospital. They make me wait in the lobby and I wait for a while but then I look at the clock and see I have waited for 2 1/2 hours. I decide to go home but I don't get any sleep. 3 days pass and every night all of a sudden I wake up at 2:00am sobbing, I miss Killian so much it hurts. All I can think is what if he doesn't survive. What will I do. I haven't gone to the hospital, because going would make it real. I don't want it to be real. Suddenly tonight, I wake up and look at the clock, it says 4:48am. Then suddenly my mom rushes in through my bedroom door "Are you ok?" She asks as she sits on the end of my bed.
"Yeah I'm ok, I guess... Why?"
"More than 10 times in the past 20 minutes you have screamed Killian's name. I think you need to see him.

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I poke at my breakfast without taking a single bite.
"You know it's edible right?" Asks my mom
"Sorry I was just thinking about- about-"
"I know." She says before patting my back.
"I just can't get him out of my mind."
"I know, honey, I can drive you to see him if you want."
"No, I'll drive myself."
I hop in the car and drive to the hospital. When I get there I check in and they tell me which room he is in. I approach the door and give it a quick knock. Then I hear "come in." Even his voice is different. I walk in and see him sprawled across the bed. He suddenly sits up and says "I missed you."
"I missed you too." I say coming over to him. He grabs either side of my fave with his hands and presses his lips against mine. "I missed that." He says with a smile "Shut up." I say before playfully shoving him "Hey, I am hurt."
"I'm so sorry! Did I push you too hard?" I say worried
"No, I was just kidding."
"Your such a child." I say "So what happened? Like what caused the fire?"
"Um, it was my fault... A towel caught on fire, but I didn't even know about till the fire alarm went off. Plus it doesn't help that we have wooden counters. Basically, I was just trying to get out, because I knew it was only a matter of time before I would get stuck in there with the thing burning up."
"How is that your fault?"
"I was the only one home. I am not exactly sure who left the towel out or the stove on, but I was the only one there, it was my job not to let anything happen."
"Where was the rest of your family?"
"Liam was with some friends and mom and dad were at work." He's crying at this point.
"Killian Jones, you are a good person. You are so important to me and you need to stop blaming yourself for this, I love you, I can't stand to see you this way, read my lips. It wasn't your fault."
"Thanks, I needed that. I love you too."
And then I give him a kiss.

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Hey guys so I hope y'all liked this chapter, I am stuck inside by a blizzard so hopefully I can post more today!!! Don't forget to comment and vote!!!!☺️